Police in southern Zimbabwe have raided members of a cult who were living in the wild and refusing to eat until Jesus Christ came.

If anyone doubted a sheaf of Biblical teachings that forewarns believers of any religion to be wary of wolves in sheep's clothing, they need look no further than some Zimbabwean religious sects for proof.

People who lost homes rounded up at places of worship

President Robert Mugabe's government has set up secret camps across the country in which thousands of youths are taught how to torture and kill, the BBC has learned.

Dozens of Zimbabwean Church leaders have harshly criticized the policies of President Robert Mugabe.

In today's Zimbabwe, to speak the truth is to risk beatings, imprisonment, torture or even death. Yet growing numbers of churchmen and women are denouncing the human rights abuses being committed by President Robert Mugabe's government. Because of the government's severe restrictions on the media, a Radio Netherlands' reporter travelled undercover to Zimbabwe and spoke to an archbishop, a priest and a minister.

JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 5 — A top Zimbabwean bishop accused African leaders on Friday of ignoring state-backed violence in his country, saying young people were being turned into violent instruments of President Robert Mugabe's rule.

Church leaders in southern Africa have accused the Zimbabwean government of sacrificing an entire generation of young people to maintain its grip on power. In a chilling report, the Solidarity Peace Trust documents how children as young as 10 are being drafted for military training. A Radio Netherlands' reporter has just returned from Zimbabwe. He travelled there undercover – due to the severe restrictions the authorities place on foreign journalists – and spoke to former youth militia members and their victims.